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Cell: Shopping Mall

  • A cell is made up of many organelles (parts).
  • A cell and its organelles can be compared to a shopping mall. The organelles (parts) are like the stores, people and parts of the mall.

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Your Shopping Mall Cell Analogy

  • You will use all 11 organelles (parts) from your notes.

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Cell Organelles

Cell Membrane Golgi Apparatus (Body)

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Cell Wall Mitochondria

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Chloroplast Nucleus

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Chromosomes Ribosome

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Cytoplasm Vacuole

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Part 1

  • You need to explain the function of the part.

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Cytoplasm:

  • Cytoplasm is the jelly-like stuff in the cell that keeps everything in place.

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Part 2

  • You need to explain how the part of the mall is like the function of the organelle (part).

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Security Guard

  • Security Guards keep the mall in line and everyone in their place.

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Put both parts together…

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Cytoplasm: Security Guard

  • Cytoplasm is the jelly-like stuff in the cell that keeps everything in place.
  • Security Guards keep the mall in line and everyone in their place.

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What will you turn in?

  • You can either write up your analogies, or type it up at home. There will be no class time to type the analogies.
  • A colored drawing of the cell/mall with the parts labeled.